{"id":2705,"date":"2015-07-23T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/fingers-and-hand\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:35:35","slug":"fingers-and-hand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/en\/fingers-and-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Fingers and Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"c44\" class=\"csc-default\">\n<div class=\"csc-textpic csc-textpic-left csc-textpic-above\">\n<div class=\"csc-textpic-text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"finger gebrochen alignnone wp-image-655 size-medium\" title=\"broken finger\" src=\"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/finger_gebrochen-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"broken finger\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/finger_gebrochen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/finger_gebrochen.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"c160\" class=\"csc-default\">\n<h2>Broken finger?<\/h2>\n<h2>What are the causes of a broken finger?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fractures of the thumb and long fingers<\/strong> can occur equally during sports, manual labor, or recreational accidents.<\/p>\n<h2>How is a broken finger treated?<\/h2>\n<p>If the finger is broken, it is particularly important to recognize and correct <strong>rotational deformities<\/strong>. If the bone heals in a misaligned position, it leads to a disturbed structure of the broken finger and its adjacent fingers. In severe cases, the gripping function of the entire hand can be severely impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Finger fractures are either fixed by <strong>screws<\/strong>, splinted with wires, or stabilized with tiny <strong>titanium plates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If it is a fracture with joint impaction, the fracture should be corrected if there is a step-off of 1-2 mm or more. For this, the joint is elevated and fixed with a specially bent wire.<\/p>\n<h2>Metacarpal fracture<\/h2>\n<h2>What are the causes of a metacarpal fracture?<\/h2>\n<p>Metacarpal fractures frequently occur from a <strong>fall onto a closed hand<\/strong> or fist, as well as in boxing sports. The fracture of the 5th metacarpal is called a &#8220;boxer&#8217;s fracture&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Special attention must be paid to fractures of the first, second, and fifth metacarpals, as these bones are particularly important for the stability and movement of the hand.<\/p>\n<h2>How is a metacarpal fracture treated?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_838\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-image-838 size-medium\" title=\"Metacarpal Base Fracture Surgery\" src=\"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mittelhandknochen-fraktur-basis-OP-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Metacarpal Base Fracture Surgery\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mittelhandknochen-fraktur-basis-OP-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/fraktur.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mittelhandknochen-fraktur-basis-OP.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metacarpal Base Fracture Surgery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If fractures with significant angulation, shortening, or rotational deformity are present, they should always be corrected. To hold the fractures in position, small <strong>titanium plates<\/strong> are used, or the bone is splinted internally with <strong>K-wires<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the base of the first metacarpal, dislocation fractures of the thumb carpometacarpal joint occur. There are three special types (Bennett fracture, Rolando fracture, Winterstein fracture) which, in cases of fragment displacement, must be surgically corrected, as otherwise, rapidly developing post-traumatic arthritis is to be expected.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<a class=\"maxbutton-18 maxbutton maxbutton-contact\" href=\"https:\/\/fraktur.at\/en\/contact\/\"><span class='mb-text'>CONTACT<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Broken finger? What are the causes of a broken finger? 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